CHICAGO, Aug. 14 LAWFUEL – Press Release Service — Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP (GSH) announced today that William H. Farley, Jr. has joined the Firm’s Litigation Practice Group as a partner.
Farley received his bachelor’s degree cum laude from Yale University in 1972. A Rhodes Scholar, he received his Honors Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University in 1974. He earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 1977. Farley brings [over 20] years of experience in corporate counseling and
commercial litigation to Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan. He comes to the Firm
from a boutique litigation firm where he served as a partner since 2003.
“We are pleased to welcome Bill to Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan,” said
Managing Partner Gerardo H. Gonzalez, who directs the firm’s litigation
practice. Gonzalez adds, “Bill is an exceptional litigator and an
experienced corporate counselor. He brings clients a unique breadth of
legal knowledge and understanding from years of work in private practice
and corporate legal roles. His corporate counseling and commercial
litigation expertise will benefit our clients firm wide.”
Farley began his legal career in 1977 at McDermott, Will & Emery where he was elected to partner before moving to an in house position with the City of Chicago in 1987. He later served as General Counsel to the Chicago Transit Authority (1989- 1992) before returning to private practice as a
partner with Jenner & Block until 2000. Farley also has experience in
construction litigation, products liability, government contracting and
regulation, transportation law, environmental counseling and tort
litigation.
Farley makes the fourth additional attorney to join the Firm in less
than a month’s time. Others include Edward (Ned) B. Witte, Marcie B.
Cornfield and David B. Carr.
Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
and has offices in Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; West Des
Moines, Iowa; and Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm has represented numerous
Fortune 500 Companies and has served as national counsel to several major
corporations in a variety of practice areas including complex litigation,
employment, transactional and environmental law. Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan,
LLP is one of the largest minority-owned law firms in the nation and a
member firm of the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms
(NAMWOLF). For additional information, please visit http://www.gshllp.com .
